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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Can you please stop saying I'm not a Christian...

In the last several months, I’ve heard my brothers and sisters from every
side call into question the faith of other Christian brothers and sisters. From every corner of the internet and in public spaces, I’ve heard
people question how anyone can call themselves a Christian and…

Vote Trump

Vote for Hilary

Oppose Trump

Oppose Hilary

Be pro-choice

Be anti-abortion

Support Syrian refugees

Not help Syrian refugees

Be a liberal

Be conservative

Support smaller government

Support larger government

The list is endless. There seems to be some
person stating they know the “truth” on every corner of the internet. If you
want to back up your own point of view, you’re just a google search away. I’m
pretty certain I could find some crazy dude with stats on why being racist is a
Christian thing to do.

But that isn’t my point.

People enjoy fun ideas. They like hearing about concepts and
dreams. But if you want to start a fight, try to hammer out details in a room full of people. The devil
lives in the details.

There is one simple truth that spans across Christianity:

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life. John 3:16

Are we fighting
to spread the word of God across all nations? Are we fighting to show people
that Jesus has died for them? Or are we just fighting?

I like debates,
and I like heavy discussion. But it seems to me like most of these fights aren’t
over God’s truth, they’re over whatever we believe personally – with a Wikipedia page to back it up.

The real fight is
not against each other, it is against the devil and evil and darkness. And
right now, the devil is kicking our asses because we’re so busy fighting over the
details. And the details, is where that poop stain likes to live.

For a while, can
we stop fighting over these things?

For a while, can we stop calling into question the faith of our brothers and sisters? What purpose is that serving?

Can we take a
step back from the details, and look at this big picture. The big picture where
Christ died for all so we could be redeemed. The big picture where we are
forgiven, if we too forgive. The big picture where we are all children of God,
even if we disagree about the details.